Fossil Energy Research and Development Act of 2019
Latest action · Sep 17, 2020 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 410.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 2, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Fossil Energy Research and Development Act of 2019
This bill expands Department of Energy (DOE) research, development, and demonstration programs for fossil energy.
Among other things, the bill authorizes DOE programs regarding
- carbon capture technologies for power plants, including technologies for coal and natural gas;
- carbon storage, including to develop and maintain mapping tools and resources that assess the capacity of geologic storage formations in the United States;
- carbon utilization, including to assess and monitor potential changes in life cycle carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions;
- advanced energy systems to reduce emissions from and improve the efficiency of fossil fuel power generation;
- developing and assessing methods to separate and recover rare earth elements from coal and byproduct streams;
- identifying the environmental, health, and safety impacts of methane hydrate development;
- carbon dioxide removal from the atmosphere;
- methane leak detection and mitigation; and
- identifying and evaluating novel uses for light hydrocarbons produced during oil and shale gas production.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 2, 2019 to Feb 21, 2020; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-PA | Conor Lamb | Original | Jul 2, 2019 |
| R-AZ | David Schweikert | Original | Jul 2, 2019 |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | Jul 2, 2019 |
| D-TX | Lizzie Fletcher | Original | Jul 2, 2019 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Jul 18, 2019 | |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Sep 18, 2019 | |
| D-NM | Xochitl Torres Small | Sep 24, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Tom Malinowski | Feb 3, 2020 | |
| D-UT | Ben McAdams | Feb 21, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred Jul 2, 2019Markup Jul 24, 2019Reported Sep 17, 2020 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Jul 3, 2019Markup Jul 10, 2019Reported Jul 10, 2019 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 17, 2020Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 116-510.
- Sep 17, 2020Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 410.
- Jul 24, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 24, 2019Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 13.
- Jul 10, 2019Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 10, 2019Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 7 - 5 .
- Jul 3, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
- Jul 2, 2019Introduced in House
- Jul 2, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Oct 4, 2019H.R. 3607, Fossil Energy Research and Development Act of 2019As ordered reported by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on July 24, 2019
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 111, July 2, 2019, page H5269.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 116-19 | CREATING A CLIMATE RESILIENT AMERICA: STRENGTHENING THE U.S. FINANCIAL SYSTEM AND EXPANDING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY77 pages | Select Committee on the Climate Crisis | Oct 1, 2020 |
| Serial No. 116-58 | THE FUTURE OF ADVANCED CARBON CAPTURE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT140 pages | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Nov 22, 2019 |
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46618 | An Overview of Rare Earth Elements and Related Issues for Congress Archived | Report | Nov 24, 2020 |
| IF11345 | Carbon Sequestration Legislation in the 116th Congress Archived | Resource | Feb 21, 2020 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2659 | To establish a research, development, and technology demonstration program to improve the efficiency of gas turbines used in combined cycle and simple cycle power generation systems. | Related bill | May 10, 2019 |
| HR 3828 | Launching Energy Advancement and Development through Innovations for Natural Gas Act of 2019 | Related bill | Jul 18, 2019 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to direct Federal research in fossil energy and to promote the development and demonstration of environmentally responsible coal and natural gas technologies, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Fossil Energy Research and Development Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Fossil Energy Research and Development Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
- Air quality
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Coal
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Energy
- Electric power generation and transmission
- Energy
- Energy efficiency and conservation
- Energy research
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Environmental health
- Environmental technology
- Geography and mapping
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government studies and investigations
- Metals
- Oil and gas
- Product development and innovation
- Research and development
- Water use and supply
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 17, 2020Reported in House
- Jul 2, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
